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- The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans Tracker (NBSAP), a new tool developed by World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF).
- It is monitoring the progress of countries in developing their NBSAPs that align with the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
- Adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework was a crucial commitment by 196 countries who pledged to “halt and reverse” biodiversity loss by 2030.
- Only 10 per cent of nations have met their pledges to protect biodiversity, raising significant concerns.
- Currently, just 20 countries have fully revised their NBSAPs since COP15.
- Only nine countries, along with the European Union, have submitted these updated plans as of June 2024.
- This leaves 186 countries lagging behind, including India, which has not yet submitted its report.
- The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was adopted in 2022.

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